Presentation of the NABC Recycled Ride® Took Place April 23 at CARSTAR Waldron’s A-1 Auto Body in Lancaster, MA
MEDIA NOTE: Photos from the NABC Recycled Rides® presentation are available HERE
PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (April 30, 2026) – Recently, a Boston area charity received a gift that will help change lives – a refurbished vehicle to help them in caring for local at-risk youths. The donation was made possible by vehicle donor Allstate, repair partner CARSTAR, part of the Driven Brands family of automotive brands, and is in memory of Chad Sulkala. Chad passed away unexpectedly last year. He and his father, Charles, have been instrumental in the creation and development of the National Auto Body Council.
The presentation took place at CARSTAR Waldron’s A-1 Auto Body in Lancaster, MA. CARSTAR Waldron’s A-1 Auto Body refurbishes numerous vehicle each year for those in need in the greater Boston area. In 2025, Bob Waldron was awarded the NABC® Changing and Saving Lives Award, in recognition of his exemplary service in the NABC® mission of Changing and Saving Lives Every Day in his local community.
A 2018 GMC Arcadia, donated by Allstate and refurbished by the technicians at CARSTAR Waldron’s A-1 Auto Body, was presented to MissionSAFE. MissionSAFE’s mission is to work with youth, families and communities who face systemic obstacles to success, to gain the skills, resources, joy and confidence to thrive—not just survive—and to positively impact their community and the larger world. They work with high-risk young people and their families who have experienced a variety of traumas including adverse childhood experiences, neglect, abuse, community violence, systemic racism, substandard housing, hunger, and physical and mental health issues that arise from those situations. Youth stay 3-5 years and can transform the impacts of trauma into pro-social, positive and successful futures through our trauma-informed work together.
This refurbished vehicle from the NABC Recycled Rides® program will allow MissionSAFE staff to travel freely as they continue to help local Boston youth.
Allstate, a Level One partner of the National Auto Body Council®, has donated more than 300 vehicles to people and organizations through the NABC Recycled Rides® program, making it one of the largest car donor partners of NABC Recycled Rides®.
CARSTAR is part of the Driven Brands family of automotive brands, a level one NABC member, and is an I-CAR Gold Certified network.
Additional partners in this presentation include: Federated Auto Parts, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Lite Wheels, Long Automotive Group, Gates GMC, Chandler Auto Body, Sullivan Tire, LKQ, City Tire, Copart, Advanced Remarketing Services and Cars for Charity
NABC Recycled Rides® is a unique program in which businesses representing all facets of the collision repair industry team up to repair and donate vehicles to individuals and families in need of reliable transportation. Since the inception of the NABC Recycled Rides® program in 2007, members of the National Auto Body Council® have donated more than 3,750 vehicles valued at some $67 million.
About the National Auto Body Council®:
The National Auto Body Council® is the premier organization of collision industry partners dedicated to strategic networking opportunities that positively change lives in the communities we serve. The collaborative membership of the National Auto Body Council® has gifted more than 3,750 vehicles valued at more than $67 million and provided extrication opportunities for some 7,000 First Responders in communities around the country through NABC Recycled Rides® and NABC First Responder Emergency Extrication (F.R.E.E.™).
The NABC Changing and Saving Lives Foundation, a 501c3 organization, is committed to the goal of driving change for veterans, military members, first responders and families in need, while harnessing the power of the collective membership of the collision repair industry to positively impact communities where we live and work. As demand for NABC® programs like NABC Recycled Rides® and NABC F.R.E.E.™ grows, so do the needs for resources to manage these important programs. Being able to pursue grants, gifts and donations allows NABC to expand these programs to serve those in need and help communities where we live and work.
The Changing and Saving Lives Foundation Keys for Change program also helps drive funding for key programs. The easy, efficient donation process allows vehicle owners to turn their unwanted vehicles into life-changing support. All vehicle donations fund critical programs that provide support and assistance for families in need, military members, veterans and first responders. For more information, visit http://www.nationalautobodycouncil.org.